Helpful tourism Web sites
Fort Worth Convention & Visitors Bureau
The United Methodist Church
Central Texas Annual Conference
3 miles, seven minutes
464 Bailey Ave., Fort Worth
North Texas Annual Conference
45 miles, 50 minutes
500 Maplelawn Drive, Plano (suburb north of Dallas)
Transportation
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Grapevine, Texas — 18 miles
Love Field, Southwest Airlines, Dallas — 34 miles, 39 minutes
(Note: Best bet is Dallas/Fort Worth International, located halfway between Dallas and Fort Worth)
Shopping, eating, nightlife, people watching
Fort Worth Stockyards National Historic District — 4 miles, 10 minutes
Billy Bob's Texas (world's largest honky tonk)
Museums
Amon Carter Museum — 2.8 miles, seven minutes
Kimbell Art Museum — 2.8 miles, seven minutes
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth — 2.6 miles, six minutes
Museum of Science and History — 2.9 miles, seven minutes
National Cowboys of Color Museum — 3.4 miles, eight minutes
National Cowgirl Museum — 2.9 miles, seven minutes
Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame — 3.2 miles, nine minutes
Praying, meditating, relaxing
Botanic Garden & Japanese Garden — 3.2 miles, six minutes
Cowboy, cowgirl stuff
Cattle drives, Fort Worth Stockyards
Horseback riding and outdoor activities
Southfork Ranch Event & Conference Center, Collin County — 54 miles, 62 minutes
Higher education, seminaries
Southern Methodist University, Perkins School of Theology, Dallas — 36 miles, 39 minutes
Texas Christian University, Brite Divinity School — 5 miles, 11 minutes
Texas Wesleyan University — 4 miles, nine minutes
Sports
Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie (horse racing) — 20 miles, 24 minutes
Dallas Mavericks, National Basketball Association
Texas Rangers, Major League Baseball — 16 miles, 22 minutes
*Sorry, football and hockey fans. General Conference happens in the off-season for pro football's Dallas Cowboys and pro hockey's Dallas Stars. The Fort Worth Cats minor league baseball team doesn't start until May 11.
For Kids — and Parents
Fort Worth Zoo — 3.2 miles, eight minutes
Six Flags Over Texas, Hurricane Harbor — 16 miles, 22 minutes
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